Ruan Zhi did not dare to listen to the rest of the story."I suddenly remembered that I have some food in the fridge. I'll get it for you.”
As she spoke, she was about to get up and leave, but she was grabbed by the person behind her and could not move.
Lin Shiluo pulled her to sit down again and said helplessly,""There's no use running away. Ah Zhi, I don't have any other intentions when I tell you this. I just think you should know. I don't want you to regret it when the time comes.”
Ruan Zhi didn't say anything else and sat quietly on the floor.
Lin Shiluo's thoughts gradually drifted back to the evening when she had escaped death.
The light of the setting sun shone through the window on Qi Zhan's bandaged right hand. It was a shocking sight. There were still traces of tears on her face. She sat at the side with a notebook on her lap, sobbing as she asked Qi Zhan to speak.
She could still remember the deep longing and sadness on Qi Zhan's face. That was the first time she saw Qi Zhan's true expression.
"Ah Zhi, long time no see. I'm Qi Zhan. Do you remember me? How are you doing? I wasn't doing very well. It could even be said to be terrible. Just now, I almost lost my life. Only then did I realize how childish my previous actions were. In the face of life, all problems were not problems.
Actually, these words should have been said when I bought a plane ticket to return to China to look for you, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to say anything once I saw you, so I said it in the email first.
When we parted ways, you said that you would not like me to the extent of losing yourself, so you would forget me easily. I don't know if you did it, but Ruan Zhi, it seems like I lost. At least I can't do it. So, does that mean I'm the one who likes you to the extent of losing myself?
Ah Zhi, I like you. I don't think I've ever said these words to you. I thought you knew. Now, I understand. Whether you knew it or not, I should have said it out loud.
Speaking of which, it's funny. When I was unconscious, I had a thousand words to say to you, but when the words were on the tip of my tongue, I actually didn't know how to say them.
When you receive the email, can you pick me up at the airport on May 20th at 7 pm in China?
This time, I don't want to let you go.”
Lin Shiluo slowly explained the contents of the email. She was surprised to find that she remembered the contents clearly. After she was done, she did not look up to see Ruan Zhi's reaction. She just smiled.
"But, Ah Zhi, Qi Zhan waited for you at the airport for a whole day and night. You didn't come, and his email wasn't read. I couldn't find you through any of my contacts. You didn't see how pathetic he was when he came back.”
Ruan Zhi wasn't unmoved. Just hearing these words made her heart ache so much that it felt like it was about to explode. However, her rationality kept reminding herself uncontrollably how ridiculous the truth she had heard five years ago was.
She raised her head and took a sip of wine." But what happened after that? He didn't come back to look for me after that, did he? If he can contact He Yu and the others now, I don't believe that he couldn't contact me a few years ago. As long as he gives me a call, just a phone call will do! He didn't. Lin Shiluo, he didn't contact me!”
Perhaps the alcohol had amplified her emotions, but Ruan Zhi could no longer suppress her grievances as she spoke. Tears flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
She reached out to wipe the tears on her face and continued with a sob,"He knew that the email was unread, but he never tried to contact me in any other way. How trustworthy is his so-called sincerity?!”
"Shi Luo, I only believe in myself. I only remember that he personally said that the two of us would never end up together. Since he said it so confidently, then I must definitely do as he wishes, right?”
"Do you know why he couldn't contact you later?”Lin Shiluo pulled out a few tissues and handed them to her, her eyes full of worry.
"What's wrong?" Ruan Zhiqing sneered.
Lin Shiluo frowned slightly and was silent for half a second. Then, she slowly told her,"Back then, Qi Zhan's right hand was injured because he saved a girl.”
Ruan Zhi paused and looked at her in confusion.
"What we didn't expect was that he didn't get a favor for saving people, but a torturous nightmare.”
Lin Shiluo seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes were cold.
Ruan Zhi waited for a while, but she did not hear anything else. When she looked over at Lin Shiluo again, she was already quietly sipping her wine with her eyes lowered. She did not have any intention of continuing.
After a long silence, Lin Shiluo raised her head again and smiled at her."But everything is in the past now. Ah Zhi, you must not know how much effort Qi Zhan put in to return to the country to look for you. As a bystander, I shouldn't comment too much on some things. I just want to tell you that if you still like each other, you shouldn't miss each other anymore.”
When she finished speaking, Ruan Zhi did not respond. Lin Shiluo looked up and saw Ruan Zhi's expressionless face. She lowered her head and slowly drank her wine and ate her snacks. She did not know what she meant.
Lin Shiluo panicked and could not help but ask,"Do you already have a boyfriend? Or do you already have someone else you like?”
After asking, she lowered her head and muttered to herself,"That's not right. I clearly asked around before I returned to China. You haven't had a boyfriend at all!”
Ruan Zhi burst into laughter at her teasing. She shook her head and explained,""It's true that I don't have a boyfriend, and I don't pay attention to relationships anymore. It's just that I don't think Qi Zhan and I are suitable.”
"How is it inappropriate?" Lin Shiluo asked.
Ruan Zhixiao smiled and poured some wine into her glass. She said perfunctorily that she did not want to talk about this anymore."Their personalities don't match, right? Alright, Shi Luo, let's drink.”
" How did you..." Lin Shiluo wanted to say something else.
"Lin Shiluo, you're not me. You don't know what I went through to give him up.”Ruan Zhi interrupted her with a serious expression, her eyes flashing."You only saw Qi Zhan's pain. That's right, I'm indeed very shocked now, but no matter how much I understand Qi Zhan now, I don't have the courage to get close to him anymore because I'm afraid that in the end, I'll still be the only one who's wishful thinking.”
"Ruan…Ruan Zhi." Lin Shiluo called out her name in a daze, unable to say a word. She vaguely felt that there seemed to be more than just Qi Zhan's problem between them.
"I'm sorry, I lost my composure a little. If you're here to talk about this, then I don't think we have anything to talk about. I understand what you mean by explaining. As for the problem between Qi Zhan and me, I think it's better for us to solve it ourselves.”Ruan Zhi's expression hardened. She wiped her tears and asked her to leave. She was not sure if she would be soft-hearted and go back in if Lin Shiluo continued to persuade her.
Lin Shiluo opened her mouth but swallowed her words in the end. She stood up and nodded."Yes, I'm sorry to disturb you.”
It was not until Lin Shiluo left the house that Ruan Zhi collapsed to the ground like a deflated balloon. Her heart ached and she did not know what to do. Tears flowed uncontrollably. No matter how hard she wiped them, she could not wipe them clean. In the end, she simply let them flow all over her face.
Suddenly, the scene of Qi Zhan saying those words with a cold expression when he was young flashed into her mind again.
"I've never wanted to be with Ruan Zhi.”
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